Bogotá, February 5 (RHC-teleSUR) -- A Colombian court ordered an investigation into the actions of former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Tuesday for allegedly allowing a group of paramilitaries to use a helicopter in order to assassinate 15 peasants in the province of Antioquia October 22, 1997. Uribe was governor of Antioquia from 1995 to 1998 before becoming president in 2002.... More
La Paz, February 5 (RHC-teleSUR) -- The first United Nations meeting on creating a multilateral legal framework for sovereign debt restructuring, chaired by Bolivia concluded Thursday. The Andean nation was elected earlier this week to oversee the group.... More
Santo Domingo, February 5 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Thousands of Dominican-born children of undocumented immigrants from Haiti have been left stateless after the deadline to apply for regularization in the Dominican Republic passed this week.... More
Asunción, February 5 (RHC-teleSUR) -- The Paraguayan government of Horacio Cartes has been repeatedly condemned for violating human rights like freedom of speech.... More
Freetown, February 5 (RHC)-- In news from West Africa, a medication has shown effectiveness in treating some patients with Ebola. The drug, favipiravir, appears to have cut the mortality rate in half for patients with low to moderate levels of the virus. ... More
Freetown, February 5 (RHC)-- Sierra Leone has announced plans to reopen the schools in the country, which have been shut down to prevent the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. In a statement on Wednesday, President Ernest Bai Koroma's office said his administration would reopen the country's schools on March 30th. ... More
Houston, February 5 (RHC)-- U.S. oil workers have launched their largest strike in 35 years amid demands for safer conditions, higher pay and better healthcare. ... More
Taiwan, February 5 (RHC)-- The death toll from a TransAsia Airways plane crash has increased to 31. According to Taiwanese sources, at least 31 people lost their lives after the TransAsia ATR 72-600 turboprop plane struck a road bridge shortly after take-off and plunged into Keelung River on Wednesday. ... More
London, February 5 (RHC)-- Official figures reveal that the death rate related to cold snaps in England and Wales is over 30% higher than normal for this time of year. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) some 28,800 people died in the fortnight ending January 23rd. ... More
Havana, February 5 (RHC)-- The Havana Book Fair, attracting thousands of people every year, will have India as the guest Country of Honor. And this year's Fair is dedicated to Dr. Olga Portuondo, National Social Sciences and Humanities Prize winner 2010, and Leonardo Acosta, National Prize for Literature winner 2006, who also received the National Music Prize in 2014.... More
Cuba remained with chances of advancing to the Semifinals of the 57th Caribbean Baseball Series San Juan-2015, leaving host Puerto Rico on the field in the 10th episode with a narrow 3-2 score.... More
Santiago de Cuba, February 5 (PL-RHC)-- An International Symposium on Underwater Activity for the conservation of the undersea natural and cultural heritage will be held in Santiago de Cuba from July 1st to the 4th, according to organizers.... More
Havana, February 5 (PL-RHC)-- U.S. writer Toba Singer has announced she will launch a book on the father of Cuban school of ballet, Fernando Alonso, on April 28th, at the San Francisco Public Library.... More
Washington, February 5 (RHC) -– The U.S. State Department official leading negotiations with the Cuban government says that the United States is not considering returning the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay to Havana as it discusses improved ties.... More
Ankara, February 5 (RHC) -– Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay a visit to Cuba, as part of a three-leg Latin American tour that will also take him to Colombia and Mexico, starting February 10th, according to a statement issued Thursday by the presidency's press office.... More
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